I let people know upfront what is the required minimum monthly income, what is the total required move-in money (I pro-rate the second month), length of time on job,  no accounts n collections   etc.   

Aloha Cole, That is the end goal when I have some experience and capital to my name.

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That brings me to my next point: The area you should start investing in depends very much on what your investi g goal is, so: Define your goal.

-Would love to move in, but we JUST bought a home with an ADU we're going to STR a couple of weeks ago.  

.- Tenants want to stay till the 30th, landlord/seller trying to convince them to move out the 20th.

This approach allowed us to move quickly and efficiently, ensuring the project stayed on track and was completed without delays.

The goal is to eventually rent out the entire house, pull equity out of the first house, and repeat the process.

You need to buy in cash and you need to rehab in cash and then quickly move to recycle your money. 

I have a tenant who moved out recently.